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Abstract algebra : an introduction / Thomas W. Hungerford

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Boston, MA : Brooks/Cole, 2014Edition: 3. ed., International edDescription: xvii, 595 s. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781111573331 (International ed)
  • 978-1-111-56962-4
  • 1-111-56962-2
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 512.02 23/swe
Contents:
Arithmetic in Z revisited -- Congruence in Z and modular arithmetic -- Rings -- Arithmetic in F[x] -- Congruence in F[x] and congruence-class arithmetic -- Ideals and quotient rigns -- Groups -- Normal subgroups and quotient groups -- Topics in group theory -- Arithmetic in integral domains -- Field extensions -- Galois theory -- Public-key cryptography -- The Chinese remainder theorem -- Geometric constructions -- Algebraic coding theory.
Summary: Abstract Algebra: An Introduction is intended for a first undergraduate course in modern abstract algebra. The text design makes it suitable for courses of various lengths and different levels of mathematical sophistication, ranging from a traditional abstract algebra course to one with a more applied flavour.
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Previous ed.: 1997

Includes bibliographical references (p. 553-595) and index.

Arithmetic in Z revisited -- Congruence in Z and modular arithmetic -- Rings -- Arithmetic in F[x] -- Congruence in F[x] and congruence-class arithmetic -- Ideals and quotient rigns -- Groups -- Normal subgroups and quotient groups -- Topics in group theory -- Arithmetic in integral domains -- Field extensions -- Galois theory -- Public-key cryptography -- The Chinese remainder theorem -- Geometric constructions -- Algebraic coding theory.

Abstract Algebra: An Introduction is intended for a first undergraduate course in modern abstract algebra. The text design makes it suitable for courses of various lengths and different levels of mathematical sophistication, ranging from a traditional abstract algebra course to one with a more applied flavour.